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Catherine Ross Fyfe

Female 1884 - 1951  (67 years)


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  • Name Catherine Ross Fyfe 
    Born 22 Jan 1884  Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Feb 1951  Woolverton Cottage, St Laurence, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I99  Our Family History
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 

    Father Samuel Fyfe,   b. 1852, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1892 and 1901, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Georgina Isabella Berwick,   b. 1856, Newton, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1924, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 12 Nov 1880  Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F61  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry Ross Neilson,   b. 05 Jan 1879, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1957, St Hellier, Jersey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 03 Jan 1906  Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Constance Jeanie Ross Neilson,   b. 10 Oct 1906, St Just, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1982, Jersey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [Natural]
     2. William Agnew Duncan Neilson,   b. 05 Oct 1909, Worcester, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1989, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [Natural]
     3. Dudley Harry Stewart Richard Neilson,   b. 06 Jan 1916, Gulu, Uganda Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1996, Sutton, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [Natural]
     4. Evelyn Diana Catherine Neilson,   b. 31 Jan 1918, Gulu, Uganda Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 2000, Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [Natural]
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F58  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Raised in Aberdeen.

      As a teen became a singer and stage actress locally.

      Took to big game hunting in Africa.

      Enjoyed the lifestyle which colonial life provided.

      Lived in Aberdeen in 1884
      Lived at Aberdeen, 128 Crown Street in 1891
      Lived at Aberdeen, 34 Bridge Street in 1905
      Lived in Cornwall 1906
      Lived in Worcester in 1909-1910
      Moved to Uganda around 1913
      Lived at Mbarara 1913-1914
      Lived at Gulu 1916?-1918
      Lived at Mbarara 1919-1920
      Lived at Kampala 1921
      Lived at Aberdeen 1921
      Lived at Kampala 1921 (travel record 1921)
      Lived back in England 1922-1924?
      Lived at Kampala 1924-1927 (travel record 1924)
      Travelled to London from Mozambique in 1927
      Lived at Windsor 1927-?
      Back to Uganda 1927-1931 (travel record 1927)
      Trip to Scotland and Lee on Solent 1931
      Travelled to London from Mozambique in 1931 aboard the Grantully Castle
      Back to Uganda 1931-1934
      Moved to England Aug 1934
      Lived at London (hotel) 1934
      Lived at East Acton, London 1934-1936
      Moved to St Lawrence, Isle of Wight around 1936

      Travelled to London from Mombasa, Kenya in 1927
      Travelled to London from Mombasa, Kenya in 1930
      Travelled to London from Mombasa, Kenya in 1931

      Moved to England around 1934
      Moved to Isle of Wight around 1938

      Family pets:
      Several dogs.